Pediatric Nutrition in Practice

Contents

List of Contributors ....................................................................................... IX
Preface ..................................................................................................... XIV

1 Specific Aspects of Childhood Nutrition

1.1 Child Growth
Kim F. Michaelsen ............................................................................................. 1

1.2 Nutritional Assessment
1.2.1 Clinical Evaluation and Anthropometry
John W.L. Puntis ............................................................................................... 6

1.2.2 Diet History and Dietary Intake Assessment
Pauline Emmett .............................................................................................. 14
1.2.3 Use of Technical Measurements in Nutritional Assessment
Babette S. Zemel  Virginia A. Stallings ...................................................................... 19
1.2.4 Use of Laboratory Measurements in Nutritional Assessment
Ryan W. Himes  Robert J. Shulman ......................................................................... 23

1.3 Nutritional Needs
1.3.1 Nutrient Intake Values: Concepts and Applications
Berthold Koletzko ............................................................................................ 29

1.3.2 Energy Requirements of Infants, Children and Adolescents
Nancy F. Butte ................................................................................................ 34

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   3. 3 Protein
      Johannes B. van Goudoever ............................................................................................. 41
   
   
   
   

1.3.4 Digestible and Non-Digestible Carbohydrates
Iva Hojsak .................................................................................................................... 46

1. 3.5 Fats
   Patricia Mena  Ricardo Uauy ............................................................................................ 51
   1.3.6 Fluid and Electrolytes
   Esther N. Prince  George J. Fuchs ....................................................................................... 56

1.3.7 Vitamins and Trace Elements
Noel W. Solomons ......................................................................................................... 62

1.4 Physical Activity, Health and Nutrition
Robert M. Malina .......................................................................................................... 68